Armed robbers strike Kohl's in Tavares

December 13, 2012

TAVARES — A Georgia man was arrested this week for stealing a woman's purse at gunpoint in the Kohl's Department Store parking lot on U.S. Highway 441, police reported. The 22-year-old man, who fled the scene, was arrested near an apartment complex in Leesburg hours after the robbery Monday morning, according to Tavares police. Lake deputy sheriffs were able to locate him using a tracking application on the woman's iPhone, which was in the purse, police said. The woman told officers the 22-year-old suspect and another man approached her in the parking lot. One of the suspects pointed a gun at the woman, while the other snatched the purse, according to a police report. City spokeswoman Joyce Ross said the incident occurred about 11 a.m. Police found the victim's bank card and other belongings in the Georgia man's Chevrolet Camaro. As of midweek, a second suspect has not been arrested. Kohl's officials didn't comment.